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Development of Environment Statistic Under the National Statistical System
(NSS) in Myanmar
U Kyaw San Naing Director General(Environmental Conservation Department) Daw Chaw Chaw Assistant Director(Central Statistics Organiztion)
Outlines
• National Vision for Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Green Economy and Ecosystem
• Overview on existing status
• Institution
• Environmental Safeguards Policy
• Mainstreaming Environment Safeguards into National and Sectoral Planning: Sustainable Development Approach
• National Vision and Policies for Statistics
• Constraints and Gaps
• Way Forward
National Vision for Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Green Economy and Ecosystem:
• “Environmental protection should always be the primary
objective in seeking development”. (National Environment Policy Statement, 1994)
• Vision of Myanmar National Sustainable Development Strategy is “Wellbeing and Happiness for Myanmar People” (National Sustainable Development Strategy, 2012)
• Economic development, social inclusion and environmental conservation come together in a new paradigm for sustainable development: achieving broad based social and economic progress in manner that protects and restores the quality of the natural environment, improves the wellbeing of individuals today and broadens the prospects of happiness for future generations. (Myanmar National Environment Policy Strategy Framework-Final Draft)
sustainable development policy priorities within the scope of National Vision: To achieve harmony and balance between people, cultural heritage, environment and natural resources through the integration of environmental considerations into the development process to enhance the quality of life of all citizens.
Vision of Myanmar NSDS “Wellbeing and Happiness for Myanmar People”
3 Goals
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Integrated Economic
Development
Sustainable Social Development
Environmental Issues
Economic Issues
Social Issues
Environmental Perspective
(42 Indicators)
Economic Perspective (62 Indicators)
Social Perspective (24 Indicators)
Way Forward
WC on Law, Rules, Procedure and Standards
WC on Industrial Planning, Urban and Rural environment and waste
management WC on Natural Resources, Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage conservation
WC on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
WC on Human Resources Development, Environmental
Education and Awareness 4
• MONRAEC
• ECD
• Lined Ministries
National Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Central Committee
WC on Green Economy Development
Regions/States/
NPT area
Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Supervision
Committee
Related Institutions for Environmental Safeguards
• Overview and Guidance on
Environment and Natural Resources management
Natural Resources and Environment Committee in
Parliament
• National Water Policy, IWRM
National Water Resources
Management Committee
• National Climate Change Policy
MCCA
• Investments
MIC
• Landuse Policy National Landuse
Scrutinized Committee
D N A • Clean Development Projects
Environmental Conservation Department
Environmental Conservation Department
(404)
Admin
(48)
Planning, Int. Relation, Res.
and Train.
(24)
Pollution Control
(21)
Natural Resources
& EIA (21)
State & Region Offices
(14)
(289) Policy, Legal, Planning and Statistics, Climate Change and Ozone , International Cooperation, Training & Research
Environmental Safeguards Policy &
Strategy • Constitution (2008)
• Environmental Policy (1994)
• Myanmar Agenda 21 (1997)
• National Sustainable Development Strategy – NSDS
(2009)
• Environmental Conservation Law (2012)
• Environmental Conservation Rules (2014)
• Myanmar Investment Law (2011)
• Myanmar Investment Rules (2013)
• Notifications for Investment (2013)
Environmental Safeguards Policy & Strategy
• NBSAP (2011)
• NAPA (2012)
• MAPDRR (2011)
• Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA)
• Myanmar INC (2012)
• EIA Procedures (2015)
• Environmental Quality Guidelines (2015)
• REDD+ Strategy (2016)
highlights: To propose incentive mechanism, terms and conditions
for green initiatives for sustainable development to mainstream into the development sectors
To establish Integrated Environmental Monitoring
System
To conduct Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (EIA and SIA)
To carry out sustainable management and utilization of
Natural Resources
To handle waste management
To set Environmental Management Fund: PES, PPS,
Environmental Conservation Law (2012) Environmental Conservation Rules (2014)
Ongoing formulating and developing national policies and strategies focused environment, sustainable development, biodiversity or green economy a) The National Environmental Policy Strategy Framework and Master
Plan in collaboration with UNDP
b) Formulating the National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan funded by EU and in cooperation with UN-Habitat and UNEP and also planned to formulate the National Climate Change Policy
c) National Green Economy Strategy and Action Plan has been developing in collaboration with WWF
d) National and City level Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan, technical assistance by IGES has also being drafted
e) The guidelines for environmental impact assessment in Oil and Gas and Hydropower Sector has also being developed
f) Discussing to establish a Environmental Management Fund and also environmental statistical system in Myanmar with technical assistance by WWF
Mainstreaming Environment Safeguards into National and Sectoral Planning: Sustainable Development Approach
Policy guidance : Environmental conservation
• To lay down new policy for economic
development in parallel with environmental
conservation
• To review and amend laws and enact new
laws on environmental conservation
• To conserve Forests and Biodiversity
• To reduce Air and Water pollution
• To control of Industrial Waste
• To extend Renewable Energy
• To mobilize participation of people and
social organizations
Mainstreaming:
Political willingness
Public awareness
MIC guidelines
En
ab
lin
g c
on
dit
ion
s
Mainstreaming: EIA & SIA
To protect our Nationals’ Interests
To safeguard our Nation’s
Dignity
To protect National
Sovereignty
To protect Natural
Environment
Areas to promote green economy :
a) Energy sector: Energy efficient and renewable energy
b) Agriculture: Sustainable Agriculture Production
c) Livestock and Breeding: Sustainable pet industries
d) Water: Ecosystem, Quality, Pollution
e) Forest conservation: Sustainable Forest Management
f) Biodiversity: Value of Biodiversity
g) Disaster Risk Reduction: Early Warning system
h) Sustainable Cities: Green Cities
i) Oceans, Seas and Coastal Areas: Marine Pollution control
j) Mining: Sustainable Mining Industries
k) Chemical and Hazard Waste Management: Sound
Chemical Management
Mainstreaming Environment into Sectoral Development Planning and project implementation
‐ SEA at Planning
level
‐ EIA at Project level
‐ Identify Impacts
‐ Find mitigation measures
‐ Environmenta
l Management
Policy, Planning and Implementati
on
Central Statistical Organization Vision: to build a coherent National Statistical System in
Myanmar that produces comprehensive, accurate and high-quality socio-economic statistics.
Policy: to build a coherent National Statistical System in Myanmar that produces comprehensive, accurate and high-quality socio-economic statistics.
to gather data on the activities of government, cooperatives, and the private sector in order to achieve comprehensive coverage of official statistics
to facilitate a smooth and effective statistical production process that adequately serves all public and private data users
to enhance the cooperation and coordination between statistical departments and organizations
to build trust between government, the public and the international community by providing accurate and high-quality statistics
to promote wide and effective implementation of the new Myanmar Statistical Law, and to ensure implementation of the National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS), in order to achieve reliable and timely compilation and dissemination of official statistics
Main Institution • National Committee for Data Accuracy and Quality of Statistics
patronage by Vice-President and chair by Union Minister for Planning and Finance
• Clusters for National Statistical Development Strategy • National Account Statistics • Survey Coordination and Statistical Standard • Social and Vital Statistics • Agriculture and Rural Sector Statistics • Energy Statistics • Environment Statistics • Trade and Investment Sector Statistics • Macroeconomic Monitoring and Financial Statistics
Alignment between Local, Regional and Global
National Strategy NSDS
Regional Strategy ASEAN Community Vision
(2025) APSC, AEC, ACSS
KL Declaration on ASEAN 2025
Forgoing Ahead Together ASEAN Community Statistical System
ACSS code of Practices
Global SDGs
Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC) LDCs Graduation
Legal mandate for environment statistics
Article 26 of Environmental Conservation Rules
The Environmental Conservation Department shall carry out
the following functions and duties for conservation of
environment:
(a) collection and compiling of data for the conservation and
enhancement of environment, doing research and carrying
out training programmes;
(i) preparing and submitting state of the environment report
for the whole country;
(j) publishing the state of the environment for the whole
country or a regional or for a particular case to the public
in accord with the guidance of the Ministry
Experience of the Formulation of State of the Environment Report 2015 Eg. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Tourism Drivers and Pressures (expansion of scheduled flights, eased visa
procedures, improving business environment and growing demand among regional and long-haul markets.
Status and issues (Ecotourism, Accommodation, Tour services) Impact (Positive impact of tourism, Likely negative impact of tourism on
environment) Response (Policy, Strategy, Master Plan) Energy Driving forces and pressures (Export vs. Domestic Use, Rural vs. Urban,
Quick Fixes vs. Long-Term Planning, Industrial vs. Consumer Use, Cost vs. Environmental and Social Factors)
State and trends (Oil and Gas, coal, Hydro power, other renewable energy, Supply and demand of secondary energy, Electricity grid, Access to electricity connection, Electricity cost)
Impact (Economic impact, social impact) Response (Major energy policies, additional policy concerns)
Working Group on Environment Statistic
Leader - Director General, Environmental Conservation
Department
Member - Director, Forest Department
Director, Mining Department
Director, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology
Director, Public Health Department
Director, Department of Agriculture
Director, Department of Rural Development
Director, Department of Industrial Coordination
Director, Department of Electric Power Planning
Assistant Director, Department of Oil and Gas
Chief Engineer, Road Transport Administration
Department
Director, Central Statistical Organization
Secretary - Director, Environmental Conservation
Department
Duties and Responsibilities of Working Group on Environment Statistics (a) To identify statistics priority levels in environmental statistical
data for National Statistical System (NSS) and to provide fulfillment statistical information for performing National Statistical Development Strategy (NSDS)
(b) To identify the resources which will get the statistical information and data to measure their results and impacts of the main operations in the implementation of environmental sectors such as policy, objectives and strategic plan.
(c) To systematically carry out the environmental management and to collect the environmental statistical information such as air quality and climate condition, biodiversity, energy and mining, forest, environmental management, local water resources, marine and coastal region, natural disaster and waste products for integrating the environmental conservation matters in the development process.
(d) To establish information systems and to collect and revise the identifying statistical data by connecting the relevant departments and organizations.
(e) To negotiate with the regions and states government, relevant ministries not to dissent when collect the environmental conservation data in accordance with the international standards.
Duties and Responsibilities of Working Group on Environment Statistics . . .
(f) To issue the environmental statistics by publishing environmental
statistical year book annually or using the website
(g) To coordinate with the relevant sectors for field survey to fully and accurately ensure in the collection of the environmental statistical data
(h) To cooperate with domestic and foreign business organizations in order to be more developed in environmental statistical data and information systems
(i) To continuously practice and modify the qualified staffs to be sustainable the environmental statistical data
(j) To conduct trainings and workshops to be applied technologies using from the international in the collection of the environmental statistical data, and also if there has any requirement, to fulfill the computer and technical assistance
Institutional Constraint The ECD is a focal institution for national and global environmental sustainability in coordination and cooperation with relevant multi-stakeholders and organizations to mainstream environmental consideration into all of development process in relevant sectors toward sustainable economic development in accordance with the provision of Environmental Conservation Law. Due to a wide scope and cross cutting nature of interdisplnary subject to be environmental sustainability, efficient professional human capacity in different areas as well as strong institutional capability are crucial part of environmental mainstreaming. As very new Department, long term comprehensive plan for human resources development and institutional strengthening is urgently needed to develop. Environmental Data Information and Statistical System which is important to consider the future development planning and National Environmental Management Plan , is also urgently needed to develop under the NSS
Sustainable
Development ?
Climate
Change
Highly rely on Natural resources
Infrastructure Development
Increasing Investment in industry based economy
Heavy Industrial, Special economic zone
Environmental Changes
Resources Degradation
• Forest
• Biodiversity
• Minerals
Pollution •Water •Air •Land
Challenges
Economic Development and Environment
Environmental Issues
Forest Resources
Degradation
Threat to Biodiversity
Water
Resources and
Quality Status
Waste Management
Mining
Industry on
Environment
Climate change
Energy
Priority Areas of environmental issues (EPA-2009)
Environmental Safeguards Regulatory Frameworks,
Guidelines in National and Sectoral Planning
Capacity building and Institutional strengthening
Implementation & Monitoring & Evaluation System
Sustainable Financing Mechanism
Environmental Sound Technology
Science-based information research and Monitoring
Valuation of Environmental Services
GAPs
Integrated Approaches for Developing
Policy and Strategic Framework
Environment and Social Safeguard
System
NGOs, CBOs,
People
Academi es,
Research ers
MONRAEC
&
Cross Ministries
Parlia ments
UN Agencies, Int. Orgs
Sustainable Development
- Environmental Policy
- Agenda 21
- NSDS
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Environmental Conservation Rule
- Sectoral policy and Laws
Green Economy Green Growth Policy Framework & Action Plan
Fore
st
Bio
div
ers
ity
wate
r
Envir
onm
enta
l Q
uality
Land
Mari
ne
Agri
cult
ure
Ind
ustr
ial,
Tra
nsport
Touri
sm
Cult
ure
Extr
acti
ve
Industr
ies
NECC/ Institution + Multistakeholders
National GE Policy
Strategic Framework
National
Environmental
Policy and Strategic
Framework
National CC Policy
Strategy Action Plan
National WM
Strategic Action Plan
National Climate Change Policy Strategy Action Plan
National Waste Management Strategic Action Plan
National Environnemental Management Master Plan
• Strong Political Support
• Policy and Strategic Frameworks
• Sectoral Environmental Management Rules,
Regulations & Guidelines
• National Environmental Quality Guidelines & Standards
• SIA procedures • Sustainable Finance Mechanism
• Institution, capacity building, and the coordination mechanism
• Environmental Awareness • Research & Development • Regional and International Cooperation
Way Forward for Development of Environment Statistics
• Establishment of specific statistical unit (SU) within
the departmental set up
• Strengthening statistical unit and coordination and
cooperation with other relevant departments
• Developing methodology and standard of data system and
ICT facilities
• Human resource development of SU
• Development environmental statistical system
under the NSS in line with Regional (such as
ASEAN), and also UN system